NYC To Offer Free Abortion Pills At City Health Clinics

Gothamist reports:

New York City plans to offer free abortion pills at four sexual health clinics as early as Wednesday, a city-funded expansion that seeks to break down barriers to abortion in low-income communities, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday.

“New York City has always been a beacon of leadership in this nation, and we’re going to continue to lead,” said Adams during a wide-ranging speech on women’s health at City Hall.

Unlike hospitals, the city-run health clinics do not ask patients about their insurance status and have traditionally sought to provide health care to the most marginalized. The four clinics could potentially deliver up to 10,000 abortion pills a year, according to health officials.

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